Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-08

and glancing up cautiously, he saw q
roughly-dressed man approach tai
tree near by, and, after looking this
way and that, deposit something in the
fork of the tree, standing upon tiptoC
to do so. Then the man hastily retired
and Monsieur Jarento saw him CREEP
along the side of the coppice down to-
ward the village.
Monsieur Jarcnto's curiosity was
excited and he went to tho tree TO see
what the man had placed there. He
drew forth small bundle which he
discovered contained money. An old
handkerchief, of fine texture, covered
the treasure. Monsieur Jarente united
the knots, and, observing name in
one corner u tho handkerchief, exam
ined it closely.
His amazemont was extreme when
he read without difficulty, in a neat,
plain hand, the name marguerite
Tontay."
In an instant he associated the hand
kcrchicf and the man with the murder
of Monsieur Tontay. Replacing the
bundle ho hastcncd homoward and in
formed Madame Tontay of what he
had discovered. They talked over tho
affair and reached the conclusion that
this must be the tramp who had assas-
sinated Monsieur Tontay, and the hand
kerchicf and money had both come
from tho person of the murdered man.
Monsieur Jarcneto at once commune
Gated to constable the facts narrated
hiding to secure the man when he re-
turned for the bundle.
At three o'clock in the afternoon
Jean cropt up toward the coppice, and
had just reached up and secured the
treasure when he was seized by the
officers. His fright was so great that
he temporarily lost consciousness.
Whom his faculties were restored he
was told that he was suspected of the
murder of Monsieur Tontay at lie
Fare several months previous. He
denied the crime, and told what was
considered an incohcrent and improb-
able story about his having seen an
other person commit the deed.
After the usual formalitics, Jean was
transferred to the town of Vitry, in
Champagne. There he narrated with
absolute particularly the facts as
known to the reader, and distinctly
identified Louis Jarcnte and Marguer-
itc Tontay. The story of the finding
of the handkerchief was confirmed in a
remarkable way, for two of Monsieur
Tontay's domcstics testified that Mar
gucrite told them the same evening of
her handkerchief having been snatched
from her by her uncle's dog, and of
having failed to recover it.
1t was hard to believe that Louis ia
rente and Marguerite would engage in
such dreadful conspiracy against the
life of Monsieur Tontay, and the au-
thorities were loath to act. But Jean
suddenly remembered another fact,
most important one.
after the man had stabbed the
other" said Jean, "he drew the knife
out of the back. Then he came to-
ward that part of the barn where | was
lying and thrust the knife into the wall
close by the window-port. l heard it
drop down."
Jean was taken to the barn and he
pointed out the place into which the
knife was thrust. The easement was
worn away, and there, sure enough,
was hole in the woodwork. The
half-rotten wood was speedily removed,
and the knife was found. 1t was iden-
titled beyond a doubt as the property
of Louis Jarente.
Louis and Marguerite were convicted
of the crime, and Louis was sentenced
to imprisonment for life. Marguerite
was imprisoned for one year. And so
Monsieur Jarente became the instru-
mcnt to convict his own son of dread
full crime and to avenge the death of
the man whom he had so cruelty
wronged. Cincinnati Enquirer.